Allen for sure. Allen is a modern footballer; Rodwell is a throwback.
Jack Rodwell | Sold to City
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If Jack Rodwell was a woman you considered marrying, and you had to evaluate the pro's and con's of such a marriage, it would go approximately as follows:
He(she) would be average at cleaning, average at cooking, boring to talk with, quite stupid, not particularly pretty, a nice body but ultimately below average in bed.
He(she) would be average at cleaning, average at cooking, boring to talk with, quite stupid, not particularly pretty, a nice body but ultimately below average in bed.
Depends where they play him.
Has Rodwell said anything about this? Is it true he was pushed out?
Rodwell is one of those players who never ever impress me, yet I read all the praises. He is the prime example in fact. I can't understand where all the hype is coming from, really. Decent, big lad, but potentially 'one hell of a player?'
Same here and I watched him a lot (just like you I guess) to form the same opinion.Not once I have seen an aspect of his game that made me think he'll be some player in the future.
Yeh I've mentioned a similar thing in this thread in the past.
He hasn't impressed me for a couple of years now. He looked much better at centre half as a young un.
He hasn't impressed me for a couple of years now. He looked much better at centre half as a young un.
Funny though because he looks balls at centre half nowadays, well, not the position he should be moulded for.
Wouldn't be surprised if he was forced out as the other players who would go for big money are more crucial than him right now and we still have Barkley to break through this season.
Wouldn't be surprised if he was forced out as the other players who would go for big money are more crucial than him right now and we still have Barkley to break through this season.
He is a proper footballer but I reckon he lacks the winner mentality to become a star for a title-hunting team.
What makes you think this?
Young, English, handsome?
Pretty shocked by this, as far as anything is certain in football I was sure one day he'd sign for us, he's definitely been a target for a very long time. A small part of me wonders if this and the Henriquez thing is City being incredibly small-time over Van Persie, although even by their low standards that would be ridiculous
I think we dodged a bullet frankly. Injuries have hampered his progress big time and I can't see him improving without game time. Game time he won't be getting much of at City!
Wasn't friendlytramp pretty convinced that we had already signed Rodwell but were just waiting a couple years to watch his progress before we announce it, or something equally nonsense?
I wonder much he will receive in annual wages.
We've been looking at him for about 2 and a half years according to Platt.
In this day and age scouting from club to club will be so extensive that clubs of similar stature will be looking at the same players with few exceptions. Especially a player like Rodwell who's been playing in the PL for a few years now.
With Javi Garcia impressing on his debut for City today......I think its fair to say that poor Jacks career is nailed on to go the same way as Adam Johnsons has
Aye. When everyone's fit he'll be 4th in the queue I'd have thought.
Well he's clocked up over 200mins for City already. The problem he's got though is the competition for places. He's fighting for a place in the first team alongside 4 other players: Yaya, Barry, Milner, Garcia.
He'll find it tough to get into the first team, but what did he expect?
He'll find it tough to get into the first team, but what did he expect?
Aye but that was with Barry injured and before they signed Garcia.
True, but they had De Jong who could have played. The fact he was picked ahead of him suggests they think he's up to it.
I'll be surprised if he gets past 1000mins though this year at City.
Well.. De Jong was on his way out,. That was pretty clear.
As Prateik said, it was evident De Jong was leaving.
Everyone gets picked ahead of De Jong!
He was De Jong's replacement. De Jong wasnt getting football thats why he left.
De Jong wanted a significant pay rise, whilst City wanted to keep him but on low wages - that is why he left.
Yes, he left because he wanted more money than City would give him
Has nothing to do with never getting a game.Source? Find it hard to believe because Milan have been trimming their wage bill for more than a year already
Yes, he left because he wanted more money than City would give him
Yes, he wanted a new contract at City, but they didn't want to pay him what he thought was worth. By the end they were trying to force him out, which is why he hardly got a look in, he was one year from leaving on a free.
http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereve...hester-city-life-just-right-for-nigel-de-jong
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/jan/18/manchester-city-nigel-de-jong
City will probably be paying some of his wages at Milan.
He hasnt played regularly since his injury. Thats why City werent keen on giving him a new contract, he wasnt in the plans. He also didnt want to leave.
City offered him a new contract! Six figures, he said no, as he wanted more, then he fell out of favour, the injury was coincidental.
How is it coincidental when he was first choice before his injury and when he came back Barry and Toure had taken over spot in central midfield and Tevez was back in City's good books to take over Toure's role off a striker. He didnt get a look in
City wanted to keep him and De Jong wanted to stay. City were not happy with his wage demands and De Jong was not happy with City's proposal of remuneration. They hit an impasse and he fell out of favour. He got injured and that just compounded his situation.
I live in Manchester and have heard about the De Jong situation for the past year from City fans. What I have detailed is what has been reported in the press and what I have been told by the City fans that I talk football with. Apparently De Jong was on 40k per week, one of the lowest in the team, he thought that he should have been should have been paid much much more after being a key player the season before last, City had other ideas and they fell out.
Haven't seen much of him. Actually, last night was the first time I saw him live. I cannot understand what he's suppose to add to this City side based on the player he was for Everton. Anyone?
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Pathetic marking for the city goal.
Pathetic marking for the city goal.
I still think that he looks a talented player otherwise. If he can overcome his injury issues then I think that he will be a very good player.
He wont
His biggest flaw is his lack of concentration. If he continues like this, he'll be a liability and shipped sooner rather than later.